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Thailand to witness total lunar eclipse on March 3
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/02/2026
» People across Thailand will be able to witness a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, March 3, which is Makha Bucha Day, one of the most important Buddhist holy days.
Ten foreigners caught gambling on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/12/2025
» Ten foreigners were arrested when caught illegally playing poker at a rented house on Koh Phangan on Tuesday night.
Man caught providing pearling, penile enlargement service in car
R May, Published on 21/10/2025
» Police have arrested a 51-year-old man for illegally providing pearling sexual enhancement and penile enlargement services in his car.
Asia’s Next Generation of Leaders
Published on 12/09/2025
» The ASEAN-China-India Youth Leadership Summit (ACIYLS), now in its third year, is back to empower youth across Asia to tackle some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, focusing this year on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 13 – Climate Action.
Teen Author’s Investment Book Hits Global Charts
Published on 21/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 20, 2025 —At just 16 years old, Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn has achieved what many aspiring authors only dream of: turning her book into a best-seller. My Papa Taught Me to Invest soared to No. 1 on Amazon.com’s New Releases Chart in Morals & Responsibility in June 2025, and climbed to No. 3 in “Teen & Young Adult Business & Economics” within days of release.
Drone-flying burglars arrested on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2025
» Four men who allegedly used drones to find easy targets before burgling foreigners’ rented houses on Koh Phangan have been arrested by police.
Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid
Published on 15/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding to expand her initiative, Global Hospitality Aid (GHA), which pioneers upcycling of byproducts from Thailand’s hotel industry into survival kits for displaced individuals in conflict and disaster zones around the world.
'No public nudity' signs erected on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2025
» Signs banning public nudity have been put up at beaches on Koh Phangan, home of the full moon parties, after frequent complaints about tourists going naked.
Polish couple busted for nudity on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2025
» A couple from Poland arrested for public nudity on Koh Phangan have told police they were just expressing their love.
Two Italians rescued after getting lost in Koh Phangan jungle
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/04/2025
» Two Italian tourists have been rescued from a jungle on Koh Phangan after they lost their way during a trek.